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This is Join the Journey with your host, Emma Daughter.

What is up, everyone?

Hey, my name is Will McElroy.

I am the Shoreline Men's Coordinator, so I get to serve with Watermark students.

And I think I've been on this podcast before, and usually I come on when there's a student joining us.

And so today we're joined with the student named Blake Brockmeier.

What's up, Blake.

What's up?

How are you all?

Tell us a little bit about yourself, man.

Hi, I'm Blake Brockmore. I go to TCA, and I have three great Bible study leaders, Grant, Ross, and Tate. I hope you all are listening right now. Come on, man. Hey, and hey, also, small group is meeting tonight, right? As this is, I know we're recording this in a few weeks in advance but tonight when you're listening

it's a Wednesday night which means small groups are meeting and so if you're a student or you

know a student we'd love to serve you by just getting you plugged into to a small group or into

our ministry and letting you know more but Blake I'm excited to be here I've just seen the way

God's work through you and the way you've led in this ministry, served in this ministry, and even just this opportunity to be on this podcast. I know that you're just going to really minister to all the listeners, just like you always do. And so what chapters are we looking at today, Blake?

Looking at 2nd Samuel 20 through 21. Okay, ma okay ma'am those are there's a lot to cover here

um we won't get to it all but what is the first thing as you were looking at these chapters that

stood out to you yeah so a common theme i kind of saw in these chapters is you get to choose your

actions and not your consequences so i I just see throughout 2nd Samuel,

David is, you know, sinning. He cheats with Bashiba. He, he's just not following God's command,

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